Experience reliable electric punching for Plastic Color Coil with GBC's Modular Punch 2000. Designed with user-friendly features and a stackable platform, the MP2000C4 is versatile enough for any office environment. The GBC MP2000C4 Modular Fixed Die 4:1 Pitch Coil Binding Punch is ideal for users who are looking for an electric coil binding machine. The MP2000C4 is designed to be used in conjunction with a modular electric coil inserter to increase productivity. With the MP2000C4 one person can punch books with another binds them. The MP2000C4 features a convenient stackable platform and provides the option for either foot pedal or push button activated punching.

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This is a simple machine set for hole-punching paper and binding covers 4 holes to the inch. Plug and play- simple, dependable. Could make an enhancement to the chads tray so that they don't fall all over when emptying into the trash.

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Transcript:Introducing the MP2000 Moderate duty electric punch from GBC. The MP2000 is the user friendly single pattern ultra quiet punch for any office environment. Choose from three model compatible with popular binding styles included comb bind, color coil, and wire bind. Each model comes equipped with an adjustable edge guide to quickly and accurately align paper in the punch throat for a variety of paper sizes including 8.5", 11", and international A4 and A5 paper sizes. While the open ended punch throat enables punching of larger sized documents in a simple two step process. Adjustable punch p...Read More

Introducing the MP2000 Moderate duty electric punch from GBC. The MP2000 is the user friendly single pattern ultra quiet punch for any office environment. Choose from three model compatible with popular binding styles included comb bind, color coil, and wire bind. Each model comes equipped with an adjustable edge guide to quickly and accurately align paper in the punch throat for a variety of paper sizes including 8.5", 11", and international A4 and A5 paper sizes. While the open ended punch throat enables punching of larger sized documents in a simple two step process. Adjustable punch pins allow operators to punch a variety of paper sizes and disengage pins to prevent nicks in the paper edges. The MP2000 delivers more productivity for the investment. With punch capacity of up to 20 sheets for comb bind, 16 sheets for wire bind, and 14 sheets for color coil, the MP2000 has the vertical punch mechanism to provide better alignment for paper in the punch throat and to eliminate skewing. Punched pins are staggered in the die producing cleaner holes and creating less stress and wear on the system. The MP2000 has a large paper chip tray accessible from the front of the machine making it easier to access. Automatic reverse prevents paper jams by sensing when too many pages have been inserted in the punch throat eliminating downtime. While an electric push button or foot pedal punch operation allows operators to choose the method of operation they are most comfortable with for faster throughput. The MP2000 Modular Punch is stackable with GBC finishers requiring less space in your office, or if the job requires multiple operators, the units can be easily separated for maximum efficiency. All metal construction and an aluminum cast base inside panels provide a stable frame to ensure the MP2000 is built to last. The MP2000 single pattern punch from GBC, the user friendly single pattern ultra quiet punch ideal for any office environment.

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The MP2000C4 is a 4:1 pitch fixed die modular binding punch that is used for punching documents that are going to be bound with spiral coil.

This electric punch is designed for users who are looking to help increase their productivity by separating the punching and spiral coil inserting functions of the binding process.

The MP2000C4 is designed to be used in conjunction with a modular spiral coil inserter such as the Akiles Roll @ Coil or the GBC CC2700. The inserter can be neatly stacked on top of the unit or can be used by a second operator to allow one user to punch while the other finishes the documents.

This machine is ideal for a small to medium sized office that only needs to do one style of binding and is looking for a high quality modular system to help them improve efficiency.

Strengths / Features:

The MP2000C4 is designed with the office environment in mind. Unlike many larger binding punches that tend to look “industrial” this machine won’t look out of place in your office. The sleek black exterior with silver highlights help to ensure that this machine won’t stand out or look obtrusive in your office. The convenient design of this machine also allows you to stack your coil inserter on to top of the machine to conserve space. Plus, the MP2000-C4 is quiet compared to many pieces of binding equipment.

When GBC designed this machine they incorporated a vertical feed punching mechanism. This allows user to drop their pages into the punching throat in order to help align the sheets for punching. This machine is extremely easy to feed. You simply drop your pages into the machine allowing the base of the punching slot to make your documents flush. Then you slide the pages against the edge guide and you are ready to punch.

The MP2000C4 offers two different punch activators. It has a palm switch button on the front of the machine for small run jobs. It also has a foot pedal for larger punching applications. It doesn’t really matter which one you use, try them both out and determine which one you think is faster for you.

The edge guide on this machine is one of the best designs that I have seen on a modular binding punch. It is easy to slide and adjust and can be quickly and accurately tightened to help you center the holes on your document.

Weaknesses / Limitations:

The punching capacity for this machine is only fourteen sheets per punch. This is a little bit low for punch of this quality. For small and medium sized users this shouldn’t be a huge issue. However, higher volume users and organizations that need to bind large books using spiral coil may want to consider a punch with a higher punching capacity.

The MP2000C4 only has two disengageable dies. This allows this machine to be used for punching documents with either an 11″ or 8.5″ binding edge. It can be used to bind 8.5″ x 11″ paper on either the short or long side of the document. It can also be used to bind half letter sized documents and legal sized documents on the 8.5″ side of the sheet. However, this machine cannot be used to punch oversized covers or other special sizes of paper. This is fairly common with many coil binding systems but is something that is important to keep in mind.

It is important to remember that when purchasing this system you are only getting a punch. You will still need to buy a modular coil inserter and a pair of spiral coil crimping pliers. A coil inserter is used to help spin the coil onto the edge of your document. The coil crimping pliers are used to crimp the end of your binding elements so that the coils don’t spin back off your bound presentations.

The MP2000C4 is a fixed die modular binding punch. This means that it can only punch one hole pattern. Organizations that do more than one type of binding may want to look at an interchangeable die modular punch that is capable of more than one type of punching. An interchangeable die punch will offer increased productivity, faster punching times and of course the ability to punch different hole patterns.

Recommendation:

The MP2000C4 is an excellent machine for small and medium sized offices that are looking to help increase productivity when binding documents with spiral coil.

It is a great choice for organizations that are simply tired of punching documents by hand and want to help speed up the coil binding process.

However, this system is limited in the sizes of books that it can punch and in the number of pages that it can punch at a time. High volume users and large corporations may want to consider a larger unit that offers more flexibility and productivity.

Additionally, this machine can only punch one type of hole pattern. If your organization does more than one type of binding or frequently needs to punch documents with 3-hole or 2-hole patterns you might want to look at the GBC MP2500ix.

This review was written by Jeff McRitchie who is the director of marketing for Mybinding.com. Jeff has written more than three hundred articles and more than two hundred reviews on Binding Machines, Binding Supplies, Report Covers, 3-Ring Binders, Index Tabs, Laminators, Laminating Supplies, Paper Shredders and Paper Handling Equipment

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